For hosts running on Windows operating systems, support for SSH protocol requires the addition of a third-party product such as SSH on CYGWIN on the target Windows host and the software package you are installing will be installed under CYGWIN. Since WebSphere Application Server does not officially support installing under CYGWIN, this tool has only been tested to verify that centralized installation manager (CIM) can be used to install a software package on Windows targets using the SSH public/private key authentication. Other SSH support for Windows operating systems has not been tested and is not supported by CIM.
Use the information provided in this topic only if you want to use the SSH public/private key authentication method to access remote target workstations that are running any of the Windows operating systems. You can skip this topic if you plan to use the user name and password authentication method to access the installation targets.
Ensure CYGWIN SSH server is installed on the Windows target workstation.
In a typical setup of the CYGWIN sshd server running as a Windows service, the server runs under the Local SYSTEM account (or for a Windows 2003 Server, runs under a local account, sshd_server ) specifically created with special privileges to run the service. With an SSH server configured and started on the Windows target, the server authenticates user logins using a public/private key-pair. With this setup, however, installation programs that are located on the Windows target and invoked by the centralized installation manager—which is using SSH public/private key authentication to gain access to the target workstation—are run using the identity of the account under which the SSH server is running. This causes problems with certain centralized installation manager operations when the files or directories on the target system, which the operation is to operate on, were created using different identities. To work around this, change the service that the CYGWIN sshd server runs under to log on with the same account, root, which is used to install software on that specific target Windows workstation.
Assuming that a local ID root that has Administrator authority to install software on the Windows workstation has been created, complete the following steps to change the CYGWIN sshd server to run under the ID root:
You can now install product packages and maintenance to your Windows target workstations.
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